AIW x800XT AGP Question

[xfoureyedgeek]

Well been awile since i upgraded my video card. I bought my last agp card. AIW x800XT AGP. Is it me or does the fan speeds increase when in a game? It's pretty quiet when not in a game. When I switch to a game it's starts the increase it's fan power.

 

[Jesus_Faction]

the fan speeds up when the heat increases most likely
so it makes sense that it gets louder when you play a game

 

[Nobi125]

That's pretty much standard across the board with video cards now.

Games make the card hotter so it has to bump the cooling up.

 

[Un4given]

I also have the X800XT AIW. The small aluminum HSF just doesn't cut it, so I put the Zalman on mine. Even overclocked to 540/1060 I've never had the card go beyond the 60's during game play, so the fan always remains near silent, even under load.

 

[jebo_4jc]

Yep the fan will crank up when the heat rises. I have the agp x800xt aiw also.
You can try to play with the fan settings using ATiTool, though.

 

[icthus13]

You can try to play with the fan settings using ATiTool, though.

This is not reccomended if you still have the stock heatsink and fan.

 

[jebo_4jc]

This is not reccomended if you still have the stock heatsink and fan.

Agreed. Proceed at your own risk. Glad you mentioned that.

 

[xfoureyedgeek]

Thanks alot been awhile since i research cards or even went on hardforum. Now this Zalman Fan. Whats the model number? Will it fit in a shuttle?

 

[Un4given]

Thanks alot been awhile since i research cards or even went on hardforum. Now this Zalman Fan. Whats the model number? Will it fit in a shuttle?

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the Zalman cooler is tall enough that it would go down as a two slot cooling solution, and may give problems for SFF users due to there being so little room between the AGP slot and case cover.

Here is the Zalman I installed on my X800XT AIW.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118117